2010 Archive

February 20th | Winter Meeting

• Panel presentation and group discussion of Northanger Abbey.

• William Phillips on Gothic inspirations, Ronnie Jo Sokol on plot development

• Natalie Goldberg on friendship

• Jeff Nigro on the role of Bath

• Parthenon Restaurant, 314 S. Halsted St., Chicago. Noon.

April 24th | Spring Gala

• "Horrors, Hats, and Hapless Young Heroines: Aspects of Northanger."

• Annual celebration with talks by Professor Elaine Bander of Dawson College, Montreal Canada, Hat Designer Laura Whitlock of De Paul University and Chicago Millinery Association, and Greg Nosan of the Art Institute of Chicago.

• Book exchange. Quiz on Northanger Abbey. Prize is a gift basket donated by Jeanne Steen and her store Figaro.

• Continental breakfast, lunch and toast to Jane Austen at Maggiano's Banquet Rooms, 111 W. Grand Ave., Chicago. Open to the public. 9 a.m.–3 pm.

June 19th | Summer Workshop

• Turban Draping Workshop hosted by Laura Whitlock, President of the Chicago Millinery Association. No advanced sewing skills required. Supplies and refreshments are included.

• Located at Jeanne Steen's Figaro Parisian Interiors in Vintage Pine, Antiques and Interiors, 904 W. Blackhawk Street, Chicago.

• Registration deadline: May 28; limited to 25 participants per session.

• Session 1: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.; Session 2: 2–5 p.m.

September 26th | Fall Open Meeting

• "Jane Austen in the 'hood’: A visual tour around Austen's London characters." Slide/talk by member Sue Forgue, webmaster of the research website, The Regency Encyclopedia.

• (User ID: JAScholar, Password: Academia, both case sensitive.)

• Free and open to the public. Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave., Evanston. This meeting is Sunday afternoon, 2:30–4:30 p.m.

December 4th | Jane Austen Birthday Tea

• "Are You Sure They Are All Horrid? Austen's Degrees of Disagreeability."

• Afternoon tea at The Fortnightly of Chicago, 120 E. Bellevue Place, Chicago. 2–4 p.m.